MBodied Art Studio offers therapeutic art groups for children and parents. Art after Divorce is a support group for parents and children together. Anger and Anxiety is a group for children ages 7-15 to discuss overwhelming feelings and develop coping skills. Dads Who Make Art is a group for fathers and children to make art together and develop emotional intelligence. Each therapeutic group has art as the main focus so that insight and sharing may be done through the art process.

I specialize in grief, loss and life transition issues of all kind, including depression, anxiety and trauma. I am EMDR trained and am a mindfulness meditation instructor. See http://www.bethspatterson.com for more information and to schedule an appointment. With my compassionate guidance, you can transform grief and loss into healing and growth. I offer a free half-hour consultation.

My primary goal as a therapist is to guide each person towards a deeper understanding of themselves and to help them to be able to integrate their life experiences. At times, short term therapy is the right choice. For some, recovery is a life-long process of resolving one’s thoughts and feelings which can be overwhelming without the proper tools and/or support. I try to give my clients those tools and help them have the ability to maintain their emotional toolset and balance in their lives. I have many years of experience directly working with individuals, groups, and families. I am a Licensed Professional Counselor and a Registered Art Therapist. I received my Master’s degree from Naropa University where I studied Transpersonal Psychology with a concentration in Art Therapy. Specialties: Adolescence, Postpartum support, Depression etc.

My role as therapist is to support and assist fellow travelers along their journey through the wilderness of life. While each person is unique, presenting individual sets of strengths and challenges, we all walk through this experience together. The path we travel, from the depths of the dark night of the soul to luminous expansion toward self-actualization, is at once terrifying and ecstatic. It is my calling to explore this territory together, bringing to the sacred space of therapy a safe and strong container which empowers you, my client, to chart your own course into life.

Certifications/Licenses:

MA Transpersonal Counseling Psychology, Wilderness Focus Naropa University - 2012

4Gateways Coach - A Jungian archetypal model, this approach is highly effective with specific concerns - 2011

DBT Facilitator - Noeticus Denver - 2011